![]() But against all odds the two young men make their way back to each other, risking scorn from the community that raised them.In her characteristic, beautifully modulated voice, with razor-sharp clarity, Kagiso Lesego Molope tackles an urgent issue in her country of birth. ![]() Their relationship is thrown into turmoil by social pressures and conflicting desires, and it starts to look as if they can't be together. Today on The Next Chapter, Kagiso Lesego Molope (kagisobuua) on tackling social and political issues in her novel, Such and the winner of the 2023 CBC Short. His parents love to show him off, from his early school achievements to when he brings home a prestigious medical degree and joins his father's practice. A few weeks before he leaves for university, however, he forms a close bond with Sediba, one of his childhood friends, confirming his long-held suspicion that he is gay. In Kagiso Lesego Molope 's Such a Lonely, Lovely Road (Mawenzi House), Kabelo Mosala is the perfect child. But Kabelo's one wish has always been to get as far away from the township as he possibly can and never come back. They also plan to give him the perfect township wedding. ![]() Both his parents and his small community look forward to him coming back after medical school and joining his father's practice. At what cost?All his life Kabelo Mosala has been the perfect child to his doting absent parents, who show him off every chance they get. ![]()
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